Luo Han Guo extract is a new generation of pure natural taste refreshing high sweetener, which is made from the fruit of Luo Han Guo, a plant of the family Cucurbitaceae, refined by extraction, concentration, drying and other processes. It has a light yellow powder appearance with special odor and is easily soluble in water and dilute ethanol. The product has the characteristics of zero calorie, low calorie, acid and alkali resistance, high temperature, stability, good water solubility and good taste. Let’s take a look at the advantages of Luo Han Guo extract as a natural sweetener in the following article.
Advantages of Luo Han Guo extract as a natural sweetener
1、High sweetness. It is about 300 times of sucrose.
2、Low calorie. When the sweetness is equal, the heat is only 2% of sucrose.
3、Light color and good water solubility. It is slightly yellow powder, easily soluble in water.
4、Good stability. It is very good in thermal stability. It is continuously heated in neutral aqueous solution at 100℃ for 25 hours, or heated in air at 120℃ for a long time, but it is still not destroyed. In addition, it will not undergo any change with pH value for 2 years when stored in the range of pH value 2.0~10.0.
5、Eating safety. (Acute toxicity test shows that the product is non-toxic grade and the LD50 value is above 100g/kg).
Luo Han Guo extract can be added as a flavoring agent into the flavor and fragrance formula to increase the sweetness and refreshing taste. At present, the flavors and fragrances added to the debugging formula of Luo Han Guo extract have been successfully applied in: food, beverage, sweet food, edible flavoring, salad dressing and other fields, and their excellent sweet taste, product stability and solubility have been recognized by customers and generally welcomed by consumers.
Note: The potential efficacy and applications covered in the introduction of this paper are from published literature.
Post time: May-17-2023